[caltrane74]

Shangri La is a showstopper and it's not even 1/3 of the way up.

The glass there is so awesome!

 

[HHC]

Can anyone sneak a pic of the tacked on (brick) facade at the base or is it not possible?

 

[SP!RE]

Shangri La is a showstopper and it's not even 1/3 of the way up.

The glass there is so awesome!

I'm not saying this to be rude, but these repetitive posts praising this tower and its glass are making this thread incredibly tiresome. : /

 

[Dan416]

I think of the typical UTer as Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. Imagine reading some of the posts on the last page in Sheldon's voice. It's hilarious.

Hahahaha I can so picture that!

 

[caltrane74]

Spire, I was just praising the recently installed glass at the base, at first I was in the middle about the glass, but forsure now the glass here is rocking. They installed more of it yesterday and its moving at a rapid pace in comparison to the other major hotel towers under construction.

EDIT: by replying, inadvertently I praised Shangri La one more time. good grief.

lol!

 

[raclll]

The first piece of "slanty" glass has just been installed on the east side. Looks sharp.

 

[interested]

picture from someone if possible.
Thanks raclll. Should start to add further interest to an already steadily improving external facade.

 

[caltrane74]

I haven't been bringing my camera with my to work this week. But tomorrow I'll bring it out, cause they have made some fast progression with the cladding at the base.

Look out for fresh pics Friday Night or Saturday Morning.

 

[Ramako]

I just walked past the new glass. Even from that one panel you can tell that the angled facade will be pretty pronounced. It should create a lot of visual interest.

 

[khris]

Just went out to take some photos for you guys.
The western side first:

They have installed some glass on the portion that just out, and now it has some green spandrel below, and above the windows. Looks pretty cool!

The south and east sides:

The angled glass (awesome!):

East side:

 

[Redroom Studios]

thanks Khris. in a couple photos we can see the detail of the first sections of vertical fin overhanging the corners...

 

[Atlantis]

That glass is starting to look very good, especially the angled portion! thanks for the update

 

[urbandreamer]

But West Pender Place looks better!

 

[Ramako]

But West Pender Place looks better!

It's hard to tell at this point, but I prefer the shade of glass on the Shangri-La. I also think that (1) the 'zig-zag' form of Shangri-La's angled planes, (2) the way that the balconies divide the angled planes and (3) the vertical fins createsd by the facade will all make it more visually dynamic.

By SFU Vancouver @ SSP:

 

[DarkSideDenizen]

Great update, Thanks for the new pics! I can't tell from the photos (or render) but will the setback after the last hotel level be the same on both sides?
The fins are also a nice touch.